I’m not going to re-invent the wheel here, since her post pretty much summarizes most of what I would have to offer. I highly recommend clicking over there and checking it out.

All I have to add is this: to my thinking, borax is one of those substances that literally embodies the principle of “moderation in all things.” It is a natural substance, containing boron, an essential element for plant and animal/human growth and development. Too much of it is harmful, dangerous, and even toxic. A little, used in moderation, may be a very good thing.

I have a box of borax over my laundry area that has gone unused since I read an EWG blog post about how non-green borax is. I’ll have to check out Crunchy Betty’s rundown. I did opt out of having it added to our cotton/latex futons — one of my small green victories: mattresses made of all natural materials with no flame retardant treatment. The mattress business is a yet another rabbit’s hole…